@inproceedings{a13867a79c36424b8cb3aa6702c0e7b9,
title = "Variation of small strain stiffness for peat and organic soil",
abstract = "Seismic hazards in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta depend on the site response of soil deposits that often include thick peat and organic soil layers. The small strain stiffness (G max) of peat and organic soils was studied based on a combination of laboratory and in situ test data. A series of one-dimensional consolidation tests were carried out with bender elements to measure the shear wave velocity (Vs) and determine G max (= ρV s 2) in the laboratory. The variation of the G max with consolidation stress history and organic content (OC) was obtained using reconstituted and undisturbed samples. G max measured on reconstituted samples agreed well with Gmax measured on undisturbed samples with similar characteristics. Regression equations for estimation of G max or V s in terms of stress history and organic content were developed and compared to in situ shear wave velocity data.",
author = "Tadahiro Kishida and Boulanger, {Ross W.} and Wehling, {Timothy M.} and Driller, {Michael W.}",
year = "2006",
language = "British English",
isbn = "9781615670444",
series = "8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006",
pages = "4569--4578",
booktitle = "8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006",
note = "8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006 ; Conference date: 18-04-2006 Through 22-04-2006",
}